Araraquara Airport

Bartholomeu de Gusmão State Airport

*Aeroporto Estadual Bartholomeu de Gusmão*
Bartholomeu de Gusmão State Airport; Aeroporto Estadual Bartholomeu de Gusmão
	IATA: AQA; ICAO: SBAQ; LID: SP0012;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	DAESP (?–2021); Rede Voa (2021–present);
Serves	Araraquara
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	712 m / 2,334 ft
Coordinates	21°48′43″S 048°07′59″W / 21.81194°S 48.13306°W
Website	redevoa.com.br/nossos-aeroportos/aeroporto-bartolomeu-de-gusmao-araraquara-sp/
Map
	AQA Location in Brazil AQA AQA (Brazil)
Runways
Statistics (2019)
Passengers
Passengers	5,919 192%
Aircraft Operations	2,688 25%
	Statistics: DAESP; Sources: Airport Website, ANAC, DECEA

Bartholomeu de Gusmão State Airport (IATA: AQA, ICAO: SBAQ) is a state-owned airport serving Araraquara, Brazil. It is named after Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão (1685-1724), a Portuguese priest born in Brazil, who did research about transportation with balloons.

It is operated by Rede Voa.

History

The airport was opened in 1935 by the then Mayor Heitor de Souza Pinheiro.

On July 15, 2021 the concession of the airport was auctioned to Rede Voa, under the name Consórcio Voa NW e Voa SE.^[5] The airport was previously operated by DAESP.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Conecta	Campinas

Access

The airport is located 6 km (4 mi) from downtown Araraquara.

References

^ "Estatísticas". DAESP (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
^ "Aeroporto Estadual Bartholomeu de Gusmão". Rede Voa (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
^ "Bartolomeu de Gusmão (SBAQ)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 April 2024.
^ "São Paulo concede 22 aeroportos à iniciativa privada e prevê R$ 447 milhões em investimentos". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

External links

Airport information for SBAQ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
Current weather for SBAQ at NOAA/NWS
Accident history for AQA at Aviation Safety Network

[1] "Estatísticas". DAESP (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2023-08-24.

[2] "Aeroporto Estadual Bartholomeu de Gusmão". Rede Voa (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.

[3] "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

[4] "Bartolomeu de Gusmão (SBAQ)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 April 2024.

[5] "São Paulo concede 22 aeroportos à iniciativa privada e prevê R$ 447 milhões em investimentos". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

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